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New year, new start, new goals.......

Isn't that what everyone thinks?  It's a time to reflect on yourself.  It's a time of hope and a time of change for the better.  For the last week, I have been reading and hearing about everyone's resolutions.  I am even seeing evidence at the gym where the "Resolutionists", as I have coined them, have arrived in droves messing up my daily workout routine.

I am one of those people that doesn't make resolutions.  No proclamations from me on what I will do better in part because I have the same goals every single day;

1. Smile
2. Make someone else smile
3. Appreciate everything
4. Be Positive
5. Laugh
6. Use my manners
7. Thank others
8. Find something happy in my day 
9. Eat well
10. Exercise
11. Do something for my soul
12. Be productive
13. Take time for the ones I love

I'm sure this list could be a lot bigger but these are the things I can think of at this moment.  Many of them go hand in hand with others but can also stand on their own.

For the last couple of years, at some point I have done something from my undocumented bucket list. They aren't the traditional things like visit a specific place or jump from a plane....I overcame an obstacle. For example, I am an awful runner but I ran few 5K races ( and plan to run more this year).  This year, I will stumble across something else and even though I will be scared, I will find the strength to do it.  I will follow through.So, if you have to pin a resolution on me, it's that I will overcome, I will succeed and I will conquer.